[Analysis of death caused by postpartum hemorrhage].

Objective: To analyze the pathological characteristics and the death reasons due to postpartum hemorrhage, and to help to deal with the obstetrical medical tangles.

Methods: Thirty-two cases of death caused by postpartum hemorrhage encountered in our department since 1995 had been collected and retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Death caused by postpartum hemorrhage could be divided into single factor and multi-factor, with 81.25% due to single factor, 12.50% multi-factor, and 6.25% unknown reason. The single factors included uterine atony, retained placenta, placenta increta, laceration of the lower genital tract, and coagulation defects. The multi-factor included a combination of two or more factors mentioned above.

Conclusion: The causes of death due to postpartum hemorrhage should be analyzed according to the clinical characteristics of the postpartum hemorrhage and the autopsy examination.